Thursday, 8 December 2016

After
taking over of the Nokia mobile business by the software behemoth Microsoft
sometime back, its well established users’ network had to migrate to other
reputed brands in the business in last two years. The die-hard fans of Nokia
can have a sigh of relief. A former executive of Nokia has confirmed that the
time-tested mobile phone brand is going to roll out two Android phones in 2017.
If the executive has said in earnest, we can expect the Android mobile version
of Nokia may hit the market in the February.The earlier rumours pointed to a launch during the Q4 2016. It seems
Nokia will officially announce its coming back in the mobile phone market at MWC
2016. In this blog post, we will delve into the details of this news for the
benefit of the readers who are die-hard fans of this time-tested brand.

Nokia
Models Expected

The
reputed mobile brand Nokia has confirmed that it would launch two Android
phones in the early phase of 2017. According to some sources, one model will
come in the mid-range level and the other will come as a flagship model. The
company sources say that people will expect the latter model to compete with
those from Apple and Samsung. The HMD Global Executive Arto Nummela shared further
about the new Nokia models with a scribe from ‘The Economic Times of India’. He
added that the new models will do justice to the existing Nokia model design
pedigree. He further added that these comeback models will have competitive
prices to stay afloat in the market. He also told the daily scribe that Nokia
still enjoys the brand equity in the market that the company want to fully
exploit and market the new products to reach the most customers.

Likely
Features

The
comeback models will have Android 7.0 operating system. They will also have
premium metal designs that have IP68 certification. In other words, the new
models will have water-resistant property. They may come up with 5.2-inch and
5.5-inch QHD screens, finger-print scanner, and “innovation” in camera
features. They are also expected to feature other functionalities such as
split-screen modes, enhanced notifications, and improved gaming platforms. The
later feature banks on Vulkan API. Hence, this gaming platform will bring
“elements of touch and hover interaction”. This functionality hints at adoption
of the 3D Touch-like technology to improve user experience, drawing more customers
to the brand. Look at the Tech Radar image for a glimpse of what can we expect.